Long Wharf's "The Old Masters" Heading to Metropolitan Museum

Simon Gray's "The Old Masters," a play about masterworks of art which had its U.S. premiere at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre, will have a staged readings at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art June 20 and 27.

Once again Sam Waterston and Brian Murray will recreate their splendid performances as art historian Bernard Berenson and art dealer Joseph Duveen who shaped the art market in the first half of the 20th Century.

The Met's connection with Duveen is extensive: owning about 124 Europesan paintings, according to the New York Times, that was part of Duveen's galleries.